Senior Satellite Optomechanical Engineer - Payloads

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Senior Satellite Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and deliver optical and mechanical hardware for space missions. You will own cradle-to-grave aspects of the mechanical elements of space environment payloads, including optical payloads, with emphasis on structural design, manufacturability, and mounting solutions that survive launch and space environments.

In collaboration with optical engineers, you will lead design trades, conduct preliminary and detailed analyses,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, optical, or other relevant engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of mechanical or optomechanical design and analysis, with a mechanical-heavy background.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD and software for detailed part and assembly design.
• Proficiency with finite element analysis software for modal, stress, and thermo-structural analysis.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping and testing.

Responsibilities

• Take satellite mechanical and optical hardware from conceptual design through analysis, prototyping, flight manufacturing, and qualification to on-orbit operations to support internal and external customer needs.
• Own structural, electronics thermal heat sink design and implementation for subsystems at the intersection of mechanical, optical, and electrical.
• Perform hardware trades that steer both subsystem and top-level product direction.
• Lead subsystem design reviews from kickoff through qualification and beyond.
• Drive hardware development, including hands-on assembly and alignment, development testing (vibration, thermal-vac, modal), analysis correlation, and follow-on hardware iterations.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team - structures, optical, thermal, electrical, GNC, metrology, and manufacturing - to establish product requirements, company processes, and best practices for hardware design and manufacturing.
• Continually own and refine subsystem deliverable schedules throughout development and production.

Skills

Mechanical design

Optomechanical design

Prototyping & testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware realization

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, optical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX CAD

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Senior Satellite Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and deliver optical and mechanical hardware for space missions. You will own cradle-to-grave aspects of the mechanical elements of space environment payloads, including optical payloads, with emphasis on structural design, manufacturability, and mounting solutions that survive launch and space environments.

In collaboration with optical engineers, you will lead design trades, conduct preliminary and detailed analyses,